breath

英 [breθ] 美 [breθ]

• n. 呼吸；气息

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]气息; 呼吸

   air taken into and breathed out of the lungs

2. [C](一次)呼吸,一口气; 微风

   a single act of breathing air in and out once; light wind

3. [U]迹象

   a slight sign of sth

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 迹象
2. 呼吸，呼吸力
3. 气息，气味
4. 一口气，一息，一气
5. 微风
6. 一次
7. 瞬息，一瞬间
8. 生命
9. 【语】无声音
10. 声息，气音，微音
11. 低语，喃喃
12. 香气

英英释义

Noun:

1. the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing;

   "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"
   "he was fighting to his last breath"
   

2. the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration;

   "his sour breath offended her"
   

3. a short respite

4. an indirect suggestion;

   "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"
   

5. a slight movement of the air;

   "there wasn't a breath of air in the room"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He caught his breath in surprise.
   他惊奇得屏住了呼吸。
2. His chest heaves with every breath.
   他的胸部随着呼吸而起伏。
3. It took us a few minutes to get our breath back after the race.
   赛跑后我们用了好几分钟才恢复了正常呼吸。
4. His breath smelt suspiciously of drink.
   他嘴里呼出的气息好象有酒味。
5. The delicious breath of rain was in the air.
   空中弥漫着清新的雨的气息。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Draw a deep breath.
   作一次深呼吸。
2. He made a deep breath.
   他深深地吸了一口气。
3. The athlete soon recovered his breath after the final dash.
   这位运动员最后冲刺之后很快就呼吸正常了。
4. I shall love you as long as I have breath.
   我爱你至死不渝。
5. Our scouts brushed aside in one breath all the mines laid by the enemy.
   我们的侦察兵把敌人埋的地雷一下子全排除了。
6. The sick man spoke slowly, with frequent pauses for breath.
   那个病人慢慢地讲着,不时停下来喘息。
7. It was mere waste of breath to argue with a person in so unreasonable a state of mind.
   与一个如此不讲道理的人争论纯粹是浪费口舌。
8. There was not a breath in the air.
   一丝风也没有。
9. Conservatives are against every breath of social reform.
   保守派对任何一点的社会改革都要反对。

经典引文

• A land-breeze..Milk-warm wi' breath of spice an' bloom.

  出自： R. Kipling

• The heat rolled from the earth like the breath of an oven.

  出自： G. Orwell

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

breath of fresh air

使人耳目一新,带来新鲜感 refreshing development

catch one's breath

〈非正〉休息一下,歇一口气 rest and get back one's normal breathing

hold one's breath

屏住气 take no air in

in the same breath

同时 simultaneously

last〔dying〕 breath

临终 at the last moment of his life

lose one's breath

喘不过气 be out of breath

out of breath

喘不过气 breathless

save one's breath

别白费口舌 I do not want to hear your comments

stop sb's breath

把某人杀死 kill sb

take sb's breath away

使(某人)目瞪口呆; 使大吃一惊 make sb unable to speak from surprise, pleasure or especially shock

under one's breath

低声地 in a low voice or whisper

waste one's breath

徒费唇舌 talk when nobody heeds or is listening

with bated breath

屏息以待 in anticipation of sth

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• breathe one's last breath 死,断气
• catch one's breath 喘气
• draw a breath 吸一口气
• gather breath 歇口气
• get one's breath back 缓口气
• get one's breath again 缓口气
• hold one's breath 屏住呼吸
• knock the breath out of sb 使某人大吃一惊
• lose one's breath 喘不过气来
• pause for breath 停下来缓口气
• save one's breath 不做声,沉默
• stop sb's breath 把某人闷死
• take breath 呼吸,歇口气
• take sb's breath away 使某人大吃一惊
• waste one's breath 白费口舌

形容词+～

• bad breath 口臭
• deep breath 深呼吸
• heavy breath 沉重的呼吸
• last breath 最后一口气
• long breath 深呼吸,长长的一口气
• short breath 急促的喘息

名词+～

• human breath 人的气息

介词+～

• above one's breath 高声地
• after a breath 喘口气后
• in a breath 一口气,立刻,异口同声地
• in the same breath 同时
• out of breath 上气不接下气
• under one's breath 悄声地
• speak under one's breath 低声细语
• with one's last breath 临终时

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. breath的基本意思是“气息; 呼吸”,表示呼出或吸入之空气、气息时是不可数名词,一般不加冠词。表示“一口气,一次呼吸,微风”时是可数名词,可加不定冠词,但复数形式一般很少用。用于比喻则可表示“生命”。
2. breath还可作“(一丝)痕迹,迹象”解。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

take breath, take a breath

• 两者意思不同:前者意思是“歇口气”; 而后者意思是“呼吸一口气”。例如:
• After running, they stopped to take breath.跑过后他们停下来歇口气。
• Take a breath.作一次呼吸。

catch one's breath, get one's breath

• 这两个短语意思不同:前者意思是“屏息”; 而后者意思是“恢复正常状态”。例如:
• As the acrobat swung round and round, the audience caught their breath. 那位杂技演员不停地旋转时,观众们个个屏住了呼吸。
• I need time to get my breath after running.跑完后,我需要一点时间把气缓过来。

out of breath, lose one's breath

• 两者都可作“上气不接下气”解,但out of breath用作表语。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 我们到那里时,已经气喘吁吁了。

   误 When we got there, we were already out of the breath.

   正 When we got there, we were already out of breath.

   析 out of breath是习语,意为“喘不过气来”, breath前不加冠词。

2. 保姆闻到他的呼吸中有烟味。

   误 Mammy could smell the smoke in his breath.

   正 Mammy could smell the smoke on his breath.

   析 在此句中on不能换成in。

3. 你可以看出这群迷信群众在受到突然惊吓后那种屏息无声的畏缩样子。

   误 You could see the superstitious crowd shrink and catch their breaths under the sudden shock.

   正 You could see the superstitious crowd shrink and catch their breath under the sudden shock.

   析 breath作“气息”解时是不可数名词,故one's breath中的one即使是复数, breath也要用单数。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自中古英语的breth，意为吸气。

近反义词

【近义词】

• inhalation 吸入
• gasp 喘气
• gulp 吞咽
• pant 喘息
• sigh 叹气
• breathing 呼吸
• whiff 一吹
• mouthful 一口
• sniff 嗅
• smell 气味
• snort 喷鼻息作声
• snuffle 抽鼻子
• respiration 呼吸
• breather 呼吸者
• inspiration 灵感
• wheeze 喘息
• whisper 低语
• exhalation 呼气
• murmur 低语
• wind 风
• undertone 低音
• air 空气
• aspiration 抱负
• expiration 终止
• halitus 呼吸
• zephyr 西风
• breeze 微风
• puff 喷出
• waft 飘浮
• respite 暂缓
• pause 暂停
• lifeblood 命脉
• life 一生
• odor 气味
• time-out 暂停
• vapor 蒸汽
• recess 休息
• break 打碎
• bouquet 花束
• anima 生命
• soul 灵魂
• rest 剩余的部分
• breathing spell 喘息的机会
• second 第二的
• life force 生命力
• vital spark 精神
• spirit 精神
• breathing time 休息时间
• breathing place 休息地
• spell 拼写
• intimation 暗示
• breathing space 休息时间
• vital 至关重要的
• hint 暗示
• breathe 呼吸
• spark 闪烁
• force 武力